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19th-20th century

Iron and wood

Overall: 25 7/8 × 6 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (65.8 × 16.9 × 4.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dana G. Mead

181.21.26286

Geography

Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Dana G. Mead, New York, between 1957-1978 ("while I was on active duty in the Army"); given to present collection, 1981.

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